Washington Report Articles
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers have received a $13.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to continue studies aimed at rejuvenating the immune system of older people to improve health throughout the lifespan.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the General Services Administration have announced new guidance recommending that all federal facilities across the nation include overdose reversal medications in their safety stations on site.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced nine grant awards $1 million each for up to five years to support existing multidisciplinary Long COVID clinics across the country.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced approximately $23 million in funding to foster innovation, provide new research and expand the evidence to support and advance equity in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the first 10 drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for negotiation as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued two resource documents to help explain to patients the privacy and security risks to their protected health information when using telehealth services and ways to reduce these risks.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has founded the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice to lead the Long COVID response and coordination across the federal government. In addition, the National Institutes of Health launched Long COVID clinical trials through the RECOVER Initiative.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human services has awarded more than $147 million to 49 recipients to advance the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, which is part of the ongoing efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the United States by at least 90 percent by 2030.
Through the Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of approximately $25 million to expand primary healthcare, including mental health services, in schools.
The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce strain on unpaid caregivers, and help people remain in their homes and communities through a package of care coordination and management, caregiving education and support, and respite services has been established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For the first time, Medicare will have the ability to negotiate lower prescription drug prices because of the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that lowers healthcare and prescription drug costs.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services under the Administration for Children and Families Act.